- A
flaperon (a
portmanteau of flap and aileron) on an aircraft's wing is a type of
control surface that
combines the
functions of both
flaps and ailerons...
- 2015. On 29 July 2015, a
piece of
marine debris,
later confirmed to be a
flaperon from
Flight 370, was
found on Réunion Island. On 20
December 2016, it was...
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searched using equipment on the
other vessels.
Following the
discovery of the
flaperon on Réunion, the
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
reviewed its...
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flaps which incorporated ailerons,
making it also the
first instance of
flaperons.
Fairey were not
alone however, as
Breguet soon
incorporated automatic...
- 000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) of the
southern Indian Ocean. On 29 July 2015, a
flaperon from Flight 370 was
discovered on a
beach in Réunion,
approximately 4,000 km...
-
aileron and flap is
called a
flaperon. A
single surface on each wing
serves both purposes: Used as an aileron, the
flaperons left and
right are actuated...
-
across the
Indian Ocean. On July 29, 2015, an item
later identified as a
flaperon from the
still missing aircraft was
found on the
island of Réunion in the...
- variable-position
horizontal stabilizer changes the
pitch simultaneously with the
flaperon setting.
Normally the
horizontal stabilizer also
known as
tailplane is...
- and
response times, and simplicity.
Index of
aviation articles Aileron Flaperon Delta wing
Flying wing
Spoileron Stabilator Pilot's
Notes pt. 1, ch. 10...
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introduced in 1991. It
incorporated a
laminar flow airfoil, new
flaperon design,
metal flaperon attach brackets and a new 2:1
differential aileron control...
